HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS – A.A.S.

Healthcare Informatics focuses on the management, analysis and reporting of data and information from healthcare systems including hospitals, medical offices, health insurance plans, government healthcare providers and medical research facilities, with the goal of using such data to improve patient care delivery. Students are prepared to turn healthcare data into useful information which will help improve patient care and enhance fiscal and system efficiencies. This is accomplished by creating or implementing databases and other technology systems, recommending informatics solutions, and effectively collecting, storing, and accessing medical data for operational assessment. Students will understand and use data interfaces within and amongst healthcare department and providers.

The Associate degree program focuses on many of the same healthcare informatics curriculum goals found within the certificate program. However, since students are entering College for the first time, the program also emphasizes computer science courses, mathematics and liberal arts. Students entering the healthcare field with an Associate degree will operate in a support role to existing systems and workflows within healthcare informatics settings. Graduates of this program will develop skills leading to positions as Healthcare Informatics Research Assistants and Healthcare Systems Analysts.

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

All students completing this program are expected to achieve the General Education outcomes described in the General Studies section of the catalog as well as the following learning objectives:

  • Define health care data and its uses.

  • Identify and describe some of the main trends, current technologies, and management issues in quality health care management using key data informatics standards.

  • Categorize and interpret health care data using appropriate graphical techniques.

  • Demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office programs including Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Word.

  • Develop a philosophy, a strategy, and a set of methods for ongoing quality and efficiency improvement to yield better health care outcomes using a combination of simulated and real-world data within the informatics field.

  • Apply policies, standards and regulatory requirements to the collection, storage, classification, access and transmission of health data.

  • Interpret the legal and regulatory requirements of healthcare delivery systems, patient privacy, confidentiality and security of health data.

Healthcare Informatics – A.A.S. Curriculum

First Year – 1st Semester
Courses

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

BU132

Information Technology I

3

CNA105

IT Foundations

4

EN101

English Composition

3

*GS100 or
*GS102

College Seminar or
College Success

 1 - 3

HCI102

Introduction to Healthcare Informatics

3

BIO119

Medical Terminology

3

Total Credits

 

17

First Year – 2nd Semester
Courses

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

BIO109

Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology

3

BIO109L

Ess. of Anatomy & Physiology Lab

1

HCI101

Healthcare Systems and Operations

3

HIT103

Health Information Systems

3

HIT104

Legal Aspects of Health Information Technology

3

MA107

Logical Reasoning & Decision Making

3 

Total Credits

 

16

Second Year – 1st Semester
Courses

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

DA101

Introduction to Data Science

3

EN200

Advanced Composition

3

HIT118

Healthcare Reimbursement

3

MA120

Statistics I

3

PSY101

General Psychology

3

Total Credits

 

15

Second Year – 2nd Semester
Courses

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

BU106

Business Communications

3

EC202

Principles of Microeconomics

3

HCI210

Healthcare Informatics Data Standards

3

HIT201

Management Principles for Health Professionals

3

HIT208

Quality Assurance & Improvement

2

PH205

Ethics in Health Care

3

Total Credits

17

Total Program Credits

65

*GS100 College Seminar or GS102 College Success must be taken at the main campus

Additional Degree Requirements

A minimum grade of “C” in the following courses: GS100 or GS102, BU106, BU132, CNA105, DA101, HCI101, HCI102, HCI210, HIT103, HIT104, HIT201, HIT208, HIT118, BIO119, BIO109/BIO109L, MA107, MA120 and a Quality Point Average of 2.0.

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